Of all of Poe's stories of ratiocination (or detective stories), "The Purloined Letter" is considered his finest. This is partially due to the fact that there are no gothic elements, such as the gruesome descriptions of dead bodies, as there was in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue." But more important, this is the story that employs most effectively the principle of ratiocination; this story brilliantly illustrates the concept of the intuitive intellect at work as it solves a problem logically. Finally, more than with most of his stories, this one is told with utmost economy. "The Purloined Letter" emphasizes several devices from "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and adds several others. The story is divided into two parts. In the first part, Monsieur G —— , Prefect of Police in Paris, visits Dupin with a problem: A letter has been stolen and is being used to blackmail the person from whom it was stolen. The thief is known (Minister D —— ) and the method is known (substitution viewed by the victim, who dared not protest). The problem is to retrieve the letter, since the writer and the victim, as well as Minister D —— , have important posts in the government; the demands he is making are becoming dangerous politically. The Prefect has searched Minister D —— 's home thoroughly, even taking the furniture apart; he and his men have found nothing. Dupin's advice is that they thoroughly re-search the house. A month later, Monsieur G —— returns, having found nothing. This time, he says that he will pay fifty thousand francs to anyone who can obtain the letter for him. Dupin invites him to write the check; when this is done, Dupin hands the Prefect the letter without any further comment. The second half of "The Purloined Letter" consists of Dupin's explanation, to his chronicler, of how he obtained the letter. One of his basic assumptions is an inversion of one of the aphorisms that was introduced in "The Murders in the Rue Morgue"; the case is so difficult to solve because...

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...The PurloinedLetter is widely considered the greatest of his three detective short stories. The story revolves around C. Auguste Dupin, a detective who also appears in Poe's other two detective works The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Mystery of Marie Rogêt, and the Paris police as they try to solve the mystery of a missing letter. The letter contains important information about a political figure in a high position that could potentially this person, which causes serious concern among the police. The prefect of the Paris police, Monsieur G—, claims that a man by the name of Minister D— has stolen the letter and replaced it with a duplicate letter of his own. Dupin claims that because the letter is readily available, it must be in Minister D—'s apartment, but Monsieur G— responds that they have thoroughly checked the Minister's apartment and there was no letter to be found. When Monsieur G— returns back to Dupin a month later with an increased fifty-thousand dollar reward, Dupin presents the letter him and collects the reward.
The PurloinedLetter presents a theme which is logic vs. intuition. While searching for the stolen letter in the Minister's apartment, the Paris police use intuition because they assume that the letter would be in a small, hidden compartment. However the Minister...

...Compare and Contrast
There are many comparisons between the "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The PurloinedLetter." The stories are similar in the fact that they are both investigative stories. Also the stories both include an unnamed narrator, along with the investigative mind of C. Auguste Dupin. The similarities between the two stories are abundant.
One of the comparisons between "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and the "PurloinedLetter" is the use of an unnamed narrator. In both stories this unnamed person initiates the story. "I was enjoying the luxury of meditation, in company with my friend Dupin." (Poe Pg. 84) At the beginning of both of these stories, this unnamed narrator is often accompanying Dupin. The unnamed narrator always seems to mention how brilliant and intellectual Dupin is portrayed to be. The character of the unnamed narrator is used by Poe in both "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and in the "PurloinedLetter."
Another comparison between "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and the "PurloinedLetter" is the fact both of these stories are investigative stories. Both of the stories have to do with a mystery, in the case of these stories a killing or thieving of some kind. "Dupin is eager to survey the setting because the newspaper reports portray the apartment as impossible to escape from the inside." (Poe Pg. 51) Included in both of the...

...Question: What is the function of genre? Would you classify the ‘PurloinedLetter’ a detective fiction or mystery?
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To categorise texts, allows us to view the world from another perspective, and make sense of the world. This is the function of genre. This allows the responder to class texts even further into sub genres, which have conventions they follow to. Such as Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘ThePurloinedLetter’ can be classified into the genre of crime, yet can also be interpreted to fit the conventions of detective crime writing, and mystery. This is made possible through Poe’s utilisation of devices used in mystery and detective novels such as red herrings and denouement.
By classifying texts, the responder is able to believe that the world is controllable and coherent. It is in our human nature that we try to have order, by the means of categorising texts into genres. This is achieved through following the conventions of a type of genre, which allow literature be simplified from all of it’s complexities. For that reason the genre allows classifying texts to certain elements create a sense of order. The conventions of both detective and mystery writing are very similar. This is due to that fact that they are both sub genres of crime writing. Furthermore they both have a crime committed, and a process of detective work occurs. Yet the difference between...

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Analysis of “The PurloinedLetter” using Structuralist Criticism
The purloinedletter is a detective story which has so many complex language that has more than one interpretion in some sentences. The content of "The purloinedLetter" is an investigation for a missing letter. The whole story happens in two places primarily: one is C. Auguste Dupin’s little back library and the other is the hotel Minister D lives in. There are six characters in the story. Only one is a woman, the queen, and the others are all men, including C. Auguste Dupin, a guy who is good at analyzing things and making inferences; his friend, the narrator of the story whose name is unknown; Monsieur G, the Prefect of the Parisian police; and Minister D. D stole the queen’s love letter and knew her secret of affair. He used this to threaten the queen to listen to his command. In order to stop D and get back her own power, the queen asked G to help her get back the letter surreptitiously. However, because G overlooked the complication of the case, he failed to find his target, no matter how hard he had tried. As a result, he turned to Dupin and the narrator to seek for some good suggestions. Dupin saw the complication of the case and tried another way to infer the possible place where the letter was hidden. Finally, he got the letter back from D and...

...The PurloinedLetter: Plot Identifications
One early autumn evening begins the Exposition of the story; the introducing of characters, setting, and the basic situation. A discussion between men named Dupin, the unnamed narrator, and the Prefect of Parisian Police describing the main conflict of the story: that a letter has been stolen from the French Queen by a political opponent, Minister D—
Leading us into the Rising action, the series of events that build up to create tension and suspense, the Queen is now being blackmailed but is unable to formally accuse the thief because of the private information that the letter contains. The police have tried several times to retrieve the letter by searching the minister’s house and pretending to mug him twice, suspecting that he might have been carrying the letter but they still have yet to succeed. The Prefect now feels that because the minister is a poet, he is a fool. Dupin responds by telling the Prefect to thoroughly search the man’s apartment once more. The Prefect took Dupin’s advice and returned a month later but was still unable to find the letter. The reward had now been doubled and the Prefect advised Dupin that he would pay 50 thousand francs to anyone who could obtain him the letter.
This now carries into the Climax of the story, the high point of suspense. Dupin tells the Prefect that he has retrieved...

...Elements of Business Letter
1. HEADING – serves to give the complete address of the writer and it gives the date when the letter is written.
2 KINDS OF HEADINGS
A. CONVENTIONAL HEADING –contains only the complete address of the writer and the date.
B. MODERN HEADING - contains the letterhead and the date, usually centered on the top of the stationary.
7 Moses St. Cielito Subd.
Camarin, Caloocan City
July 15, 2011
EXAMPLE OF CONVENTIONAL HEADING
EXAMPLE OF MODERN HEADING
2. INSIDE ADDRESS – contains the name and complete address of the individual or firm o whom the letter is written.
3. SALUTATION OR GREETING – is the greeting of the letter. Normally begins with “Dear” followed by person’s last name, but if the name and gender are not known “Sir/Madam” is written.
EXAMPLE OF INSIDE ADDRESS TOGETHER WITH SALUTION OR GREETING
THE DEAN
College of Engineering
ABCDEFG University
Nova City
Dear Sir/Madam :
Engr. Rodolfo S. Tiongson
DEAN, College of Enginneering
ABCDEFG University
Nova City
Dear Engr. Tiongson:
4. BODY OF THE LETTER – consist of the actual message which is presented between the salutation and complimentary close. This is also written as text it is never write on hand written and must be clearly typed, neatly spaced and uniform in typographical construction.
5. COMPLIMENTARY CLOSE – is a conventional farewell to the reader. It follows...

...the number of the day is pronounced but not written. In the body of the letter, however, the article is written when the name of the month is not mentioned with the day.
• The Inside Address - In a business or formal letter you should give the address of the recipient after your own address. Include the recipient's name, company, address and postal code. Add job title if appropriate. Separate the recipient's name and title with a comma. Double check that you have the correct spelling of the recipient 's name.
The Inside Address is always on the left margin. If an 8 1/2" x 11" paper is folded in thirds to fit in a standard 9" business envelope, the inside address can appear through the window in the envelope.
• The Greeting - Also called the salutation. The type of salutation depends on your relationship with the recipient. It normally begins with the word "Dear" and always includes the person's last name. Use every resource possible to address your letter to an actual person. If you do not know the name or the sex of of your reciever address it to Dear Madam/Sir (or Dear Sales Manager or Dear Human Resources Director). As a general rule the greeting in a business letter ends in a colon (US style). It is also acceptable to use a comma (UK style).
• The Subject Line (optional) - Its inclusion can help the recipient in dealing successfully with the aims of your...

...Business Letter
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Table of Contents
Definition 3
Parts of Business Letter 3
Heading 3
Inside Address 3
Date 3
Salutation 3
body 4
Complementary close 4
Signature 4
Types of Business Letters 4
Full Block Style 5
Modified Block Style 5
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Semi Block Style 5
Indented Style 6
Simplified Style 6
Hanging Indented Style 6
Punctuation Styles 6
Open Punctuation Style 7
Standard Punctuation Style 7
Closed Punctuation Style 7
Business Letter
Definition
“It is an exchange of thoughts and ideas in connection in monetary terms with a person or an organization. It is just a letter written for formal and professional purposes.”
Parts of Business Letter
Some of the regularly used parts are given below
Heading
Inside Address
Date
Salutation
Body
Complementary close
Signature
Heading
Heading consists of the name of the firm and the address.
Inside Address
Address consists of address of the firm.
Date
Date consists of the month, the day of the month, and the year.
Salutation
Salutation always starts at the left margin, followed by a colon.
body
Body contains the message. Generally, single spacing should be employed within paragraphs of the letter body. The two most important sentences of the body are the first and the last. The first sentence...